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The X Prize Foundation received $5.5 million in funding from the Department of Energy (DOE)’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support their automotive competition to design innovative, commercially-viable, high efficiency/alternative fuel vehicles that will lessen dependence on oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The X Prize aims to spur “a revolution through competition”. Local Washington Metropolitan Area innovators Combined Technology Solutions (CTS) is one of 43 teams qualified in October 2009 to proceed to the next round in the X Prize competition. The CTS team plans on using production bodies such as Ford Lincoln MKS, GM Cadillac CTS or the Mercedes CLS. In addition to solar chargers, their design features Lean Burn and Plasma Ignition Technology, which reduces nitrogen oxide emissions for a variety of fuels types – and when using natural gas fueled engines also yields substantial fuel savings while improving engine stability at all loads and RPM's.
Another significant identifier of the CTS team is their use of a lithium ion battery bank to store energy. This secondary power system will involve electric motor(s) for propulsion. The battery will regenerate electricity from this propulsion/braking system as well as have a “plug-in” outlet. At full power, the combined engine and motors total over 400 plus horsepower.
The DOE’s funding of the X Prize Foundation also supports research and education efforts to promote public awareness of the science and engineering efforts that energy efficient vehicle designs demand. Energy Secretary Steven Chu promotes that, "This funding will support cutting-edge, American innovation that can help us fundamentally transform personal transportation and address the global climate crisis”.
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